Bill Clinton Plays The Angry White Male Card to Rationalize Hillary's Defeat

It was former President Bill Clinton's turn to rationalize his wife's defeat in last month's presidential election.


In an interview with The Bedford and Pound Ridge Record-Review near the Clinton's home in Chappaqua, New York, the 42nd President groused about FBI Director James Comey and the e-mail scandal. But he also said that President-Elect Trump "doesn't know much" but "one thing he does know is how to get angry, white men to vote for him."


Ah yes, the angry white male card. Of course when Clinton ran for President nearly a quarter century ago these angry white males were called "the Bubba vote" and they were just fine when they voted for him or, for that matter, President Obama. But when they vote Republican, they're just angry white males which is, of course, code for racist.


But all of this ignores the fact that most people, be they Bubbas or not, vote because of their pocketbook not because of the candidate's skin color or gender. It also ignores the fact that Trump gained ground with women, African-Americans and Latinos. I'm not saying Trump is their champion. Far from it. But the votes don't lie.


If Democrats want to get these votes back then they should stop casting aspersions on the voters when they leave the plantation.